Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is seeking to keep the waste of Dallas' Ebola victim from being disposed in the state of Louisiana.

The Louisiana attorney general requested for a restraining order to keep the incarcerated waste of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan from being dumped at a landfill in Louisiana.

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According to reports, there are about six truckloads of Duncan's personal items and belongings, which are potentially contaminated with Ebola, that were taken from his apartment and were brought for processing to the Veolia Environmental Services incinerator in Port Arthur, Texas, on Friday.

 The waste will then be taken from the Veolia incinerator facility and is planned to be transported to a Louisiana landfill for final disposal.

Caldwell said that because the Ebola virus is not yet fully understood, Louisiana wanted to avoid any risks associated with dealing with it.

In a statement released by Caldwell, he said the state sympathizes with those who have lost their loved ones to the deadly virus, but the top priority of the state is the health and safety of its residents.

According to the attorney general, "there is still a lot of unknowns at this point," adding that bringing a potentially dangerous material across the state line was "absurd."

Caldwell added that Louisiana wanted to proceed with caution on the matter since the situation involving the virus is unprecedented, and that unnecessary risks cannot be taken by the state when it came to the deadly virus.

According to the office of the Louisiana Attorney General, the application for a temporary restraining order is already in its final stages and is expected to be filed Monday morning.

The office also said that it will send a letter to federal authorities, private contractors and Texas state officers to demand additional information regarding the proper handling and disposal of Duncan's waste.

The attorney general's office is currently coordinating with environmental agencies regarding the matter.

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